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Averett University Names Aaron Howell Vice President for Business and Finance

Posted on May 18th, 2015 by Travis Dix

Danville – Averett University has named Aaron D. Howell vice president for business and finance after an extensive nationwide search. Howell currently is assistant vice president and controller at Oregon […]

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Averett Celebrates Success of its First Comprehensive Capital Campaign

Posted on April 23rd, 2015 by Emily Tomlinson

On Thursday, April 23, Averett University announced the success of its first comprehensive capital campaign. The campaign started July 1, 2010 and will officially end June 30, 2015. Our goal […]

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No. 16 Averett Softball Earns Top Seed in USA South Conference Tournament

Posted on April 14th, 2015 by Travis Dix

Averett University’s softball team, ranked 16th nationally by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), earned the top seed in this week’s USA South Conference Tournament after winning the league’s regular […]

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Averett, DCC Announce Applied Sciences Transfer Program

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Travis Dix

By Trevor Metcalfe, Reporter for the Danville Register and Bee Danville Community College graduates with an associate degree in applied sciences can now seamlessly transfer to Averett University in order […]

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Averett University Teams Up With United States Marine Corps

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 by Travis Dix

By Trevor Metcalfe, Reporter for the Register and Bee Averett University has finalized a partnership with the United States Marine Corps that will bring officer training, special lectures and veteran […]

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Averett Softball Ranked 25th Nationally

Posted on March 19th, 2015 by Travis Dix

Averett University’s softball program was voted 25th in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll, which was released on Wednesday. It is the first national ranking […]

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Essay by Averett President Featured in 2015 Progress Edition

Posted on March 13th, 2015 by Travis Dix

An essay written by Averett President Dr. Tiffany Franks is featured in the Chatham Star-Tribune’s 2015 Progress Edition (http://www.flipdocs.com/showbook.aspx?ID=10003598_105071). This special edition, now in its fifth year of publication, offers local and […]

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Averett IHSA Secures Regional Reserve Champion Team

Posted on February 23rd, 2015 by Travis Dix

BLACKSBURG, Va. — On the second day of the Virginia Tech IHSA show, Averett University secured Regional Reserve Champion Team for the Zone Four Region 5 area. Averett was the […]

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Men’s Basketball Earns No. 1 Seed, Hosts Covenant in USA South Tournament Thursday

Posted on February 23rd, 2015 by Travis Dix

DANVILLE, Va. — The Averett University men’s basketball team, which clinched the USA South Conference regular season championship, will face No. 8 seed Covenant College on Thursday in the first […]

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Averett Community Shows Support for One of Its Own

Posted on February 10th, 2015 by Travis Dix

By Jordan Bondurant, reporter for the Danville Register & Bee. Typically during the month of February, basketball teams across the country wear pink to raise awareness for and stand in […]

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